The investment was under the second phase (2006-2010) of the Government’s socio-economic development programme for poor communes in mountainous and remote areas, known as Programme 135.

Since 2006, the provincial Steering Board of Programme 135 and relevant localities have disbursed almost VND12 billion (US$750,000) to build nearly 15km of road, two bridges, 22 classrooms, a water supply project and two irrigation canals in the targeted communes.

In addition, about VND800 million (US$50,000) was spent on training local State employees in ethnic minority policies and administrative management, and over VND520 million (US$32,500) on buying agricultural machines and rice seed and animal breedings.

Fifteen communes in Dak Nong benefited from the first phase of the programme (1999-2005).